DO - Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
DO - Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
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“I really enjoy<br />
research and<br />
had done basic<br />
science bench<br />
work, but I<br />
wanted to try<br />
clinical research.”<br />
Curious Clinicians<br />
In an editorial in the New York Times, Susan Love, M.D., writes about the decline <strong>of</strong> “curious clinicians” in an age <strong>of</strong> increasingly<br />
complex medical and scientific research. What was common in the past—physicians who observed their patients and then went<br />
into the lab to test their hypothesis—is seldom practiced. Love advocates a return to medical research that begins with the<br />
patient and then leads to the lab.<br />
For nearly 30 years, the Research and Scholarly Advancement Fellowship (RSAF) has given selected OU-COM students an<br />
opportunity to conduct research. This ten-week summer program gives osteopathic medical students an introduction to<br />
scholarly work under the guidance <strong>of</strong> COM faculty members.<br />
And while not all research projects begin with the patient in mind, many do. Projects range from contributing to an ongoing<br />
faculty research project in the laboratory or clinic, to developing a review <strong>of</strong> a specific body <strong>of</strong> literature, or to an original<br />
research project designed by the student. In addition to conducting research, students are required to attend seminars on<br />
research-related topics, write a research paper and present a poster <strong>of</strong> their project during OU-COM’s annual Research Day<br />
held each fall quarter.<br />
This experience helps to set a strong foundation for future research they may pursue as clinicians.<br />
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